Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Limits

ThThe Idaho Transportation Department's (ITD) Roads and Highways Road Network Linear Referencing System (LRS) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) limits event polyline feature class is a linear representation of the MPO polygon layer. This layer is used within external applications that summarize data based on MPO boundaries but cannot utilize a polygon geometry, therefore utilize the linear features. An MPO is a transportation policy-making and planning body with representatives of local, state, and federal government and transportation authorities. MPOs ensure that transportation planning in urban areas is developed cooperatively and guided by local and public input. MPOs work to balance the planning needs of local communities with the need for statewide connectivity, putting some of the planning process back in the hands of the locals. Any area with 50,000+ population must have an MPO, Idaho currently has six: Kootenai MPO in Coeur d'Alene, Lewis-Clark Valley MPO in Lewiston (Asotin, WA), Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho in Meridian, Magic Valley MPO in Twin Falls, Bannock Transportation Planning Organization in Pocatello, and Bonneville MPO in Idaho Falls. MPOs receive funding through federal, state, and local sources for their operation. Federal transportation funds are channeled through state departments of transportation to the MPOs, but state and local government entities may also support MPO planning activities with matching grants, employee salaries and benefits, contract oversight, information technology services, and more. This layer is an export from Roads and Highways that represents only the active records within the LRS. This content items is a sub-layer of the RH Boundary Limits authoritative feature layer. Metadata爱达荷州运输部（Idaho Transportation Department, ITD）道路与公路路网线性参考系统（Linear Referencing System, LRS）中的大都会规划组织（Metropolitan Planning Organization, MPO）边界事件折线要素类，是MPO多边形图层的线性表达形式。该图层用于那些基于MPO边界汇总数据但无法使用多边形几何的外部应用程序，因此采用线性要素进行适配。 大都会规划组织（Metropolitan Planning Organization, MPO）是由地方、州、联邦政府及交通管理机构代表组成的交通政策制定与规划主体。MPO保障城市区域的交通规划以协作方式开展，并以地方及公众意见作为规划导向。MPO致力于平衡地方社区的规划需求与全州交通连通性需求，将部分规划流程交还给地方主体。 任何人口达到50000及以上的区域均需设立MPO，爱达荷州目前共有6个MPO：位于科达伦的库特奈MPO、位于刘易斯顿（华盛顿州阿西尼廷）的刘易斯顿-克拉克谷MPO、位于梅里迪安的爱达荷州西南部社区规划协会、位于特温福尔斯的魔力谷MPO、位于波卡特洛的班诺克交通规划组织，以及位于爱达荷福尔斯的邦纳维尔MPO。 MPO的运营资金来源于联邦、州及地方三个渠道。联邦交通资金通过州级运输部门拨付至MPO，州与地方政府机构亦可通过配套拨款、员工薪酬与福利、合同监督、信息技术服务等多种方式支持MPO的规划活动。 该图层源自Roads and Highways系统，仅包含LRS中的活跃记录。本内容项属于RH边界限制权威要素图层的子图层。元数据